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What's one thing SOUTHAVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,423
Middle
DISTRICT 1,018 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132000933
Southaven Middle School
899 RASCO ROAD, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671 · (662) 280-0422 · DeSoto County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
918 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
35.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,423
-72 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.5:1
% White
15%
was 33%
% Hispanic
17%
was 8%
% Black
61%
was 51%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Southaven Middle School
Located at 899 RASCO ROAD, in SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi, Southaven Middle School is a sprawling 6-8 campus that works with 1,423 students (grades 6 through 8), run under DeSoto County School District. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so Southaven Middle School sits 215% larger than that benchmark.
Southaven Middle School is one of 39 schools operated by DeSoto County School District, a district that instructs 34,934 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Southaven Middle School lists that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
On the income-and-resources front, Southaven Middle School logs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, DeSoto County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for DeSoto County put median household earnings sit near $85,297, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Southaven Middle School is one of 43 public schools in DeSoto County (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students).
Nearest neighbor: Southaven High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Southaven Middle School operates from a residential location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 1,495 students in 2018 compared to 1,423 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 33% to 15% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
DeSoto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
191,301
Census ACS
Median income
$85,297
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
34,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeSoto County School District
- DeSoto Central High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Southaven High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- Hernando High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- DeSoto Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,388 students
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
- Horn Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
Other schools in SOUTHAVEN
- DeSoto Central High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Southaven High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- DeSoto Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,388 students
- Southaven Intermediate SchoolElementary · 1,046 students
- DeSoto Central ElementaryElementary · 831 students
- DeSoto Central Primary SchoolElementary · 792 students
Nearby schools
- Southaven High School0.1 mi · 1,876
- Southaven Elementary School0.4 mi · 681
- Hope Sullivan Elementary School1.0 mi · 563
- Southaven Intermediate School1.1 mi · 1,046
- Greenbrook Elementary School1.6 mi · 556
- Oakshire Elementary2.0 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Southaven Middle SchoolHow many students attend Southaven Middle School?
Southaven Middle School enrolls approximately 1,423 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southaven Middle School serve?
Southaven Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southaven Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southaven Middle School is approximately 15.9:1 (89 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southaven Middle School?
At Southaven Middle School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 17% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Southaven Middle School in?
Southaven Middle School is part of DeSoto County School District.
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